NICE has also been asked to produce guidance on physical activity, play and sport for pre-school and school-age children in family, pre-school, school and community settings, and on the prevention of the uptake of smoking in children and young people.

“Guidance on promotion of physical activity in children will be a welcome addition to our efforts to halt the rise in obesity among children under 11 by 2010 and reduce obesity in the population as a whole,” said health minister Caroline Flint, announcing NICE’s latest work programme.

“Obesity is a very real problem that affects everyone in society – especially children and our future generation. The report we published last week showed that levels of obesity are predicted to reach worrying levels in coming years.”

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